RN, Float Pool
Company: Universal Health Services
Location: Enid
Posted on: January 26, 2023
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Job Description:
Responsibilities The RN has multiple roles and functions
including caregiver, decision-maker, client advocate, manager,
rehabilitator, comforter, communicator, and teacher. The functions
include assessment of the nursing needs of the patient, initiation
of the plan of care of nurse action, implementation of the plan of
care and the evaluation of the process, by use of the nursing
process. The Standards of Practice set forth by the professional
nursing associations provide guidelines for the competent, safe and
professional practice. The RN promotes the dignity and quality of
the nursing care given to the patient. Involves the patient and
family psychosocial, spiritual, emotional, population specific, and
diversity needs in care assessment. Constructs and implements the
plan of care using nursing knowledge and skill. Integrates direct
and indirect patient care activities related to the diagnosis and
co-morbidities. Coordinates the implementation of the
interdisciplinary plan of care for assigned patients. Develops
goals, treatment plans, and discharge plans that meet individual
patient/family needs. Consistently completes hourly rounds with
purpose to strengthen nurse communication, improve safety, and
anticipate patient needs (i.e., pain, re-positioning, toileting).
Rounds with purpose including pro-actively evaluating the
environment to ensure it is patient friendly and patient safe.
Collaborates with the patient's designated care partner to meet the
educational, physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of the
patient. Actively participates in bedside report (as appropriate)
to ease anxiety and address important points of care, concerns, and
progress with the patient/family. Provides patients with caregiver
name and contact information each shift. Supports and informs the
patient and family of hospital specific components of the Patient
Centered Care Delivery model. Examples may include informing the
family of open medical record policy, supports open family
visitation, family presence during resuscitation and other invasive
procedures and promotes a quiet environment. Follows communication
practices that minimize risks associated with handoffs among
providers, and across transitions in care utilizing the mPage
process. Empowers contributions of others who play a role in
helping patients/families achieve health goals. Demonstrates the
ability to formulate questions that address clinical issues and
analyzes the evidence to address these issues. Demonstrates
proficiency in completing an evidence-based practice literature
search. Demonstrates quality through accurate documentation of the
nursing process, core measures and concurrent use of tools and
resources to ensure high compliance is achieved (core measure
checklist, double checks, etc.). Understands and analyzes unit
metrics to understand how individual practice, continuing
education, and process improvement is necessary to improve the
quality of practice. Follows facility policies and procedures to
promote patient safety (i.e., safe medication administration,
equipment safety practices, radiation safety, fire prevention,
etc.). Reports errors (facility and unit) to promote analysis of
errors and design of prevention or system improvements. Navigates
the patient's electronic health record to accurately enter and
locate appropriate information. Demonstrates sound judgment to
increase or decrease the frequency of data collection based upon
the patient's clinical condition and data trends. Incorporates
patient data from multiple sources to identify problems and assure
timely and appropriate intervention. Maximizes the capabilities of
the electronic clinical information system to enhance clinical
decision and care planning. Makes discretionary patient care
decisions/interventions independently within the scope of practice
(selects a course of action consistent with the patient's needs and
is accountable for decisions). Is self-directed and decision
oriented. Facilitates problem resolution among peers and unlicensed
team members when behaviors and decisions are not within the range
of expected actions. Evaluates changes in the patient condition and
reports significant findings to the physician. Involves all
disciplines, patient & family to coordinate effective medical and
nursing interventions including rescue to achieve positive
outcomes. Performs other duties as required and assigned.
Qualifications Current RN licensure from the State of Oklahoma
required. ADN required; BSN preferred. Current BLS required.
Additional ALS preferred. PEARS certification preferred. One (1)
year Full or Part time (greater than 20 hours per week)
hospital-based experience required. Basic computer skills required.
EEO Statement It is the policy of the Facility to provide equal
opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants for
employment. No person will be discriminated against in employment
on the basis any legally protected characteristics such as race,
color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and
sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 and over or as
otherwise defined by applicable law), disability or genetic
information (including family medical history) or protected veteran
status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable
Federal, State, or local law. For purposes of this policy, race
includes traits historically associated with race, including but
not limited to, hair type, texture, length and protective
hairstyles (including but not limited to, braids, locks, twists,
Bantu knots, hair coverings, etc.). If certain workspaces require
such restrictions for health and safety reasons, non-discriminatory
accommodations should be considered and implemented if feasible.
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Keywords: Universal Health Services, Enid , RN, Float Pool, Healthcare , Enid, Oklahoma
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